Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS), 2001-02
Attitudes toward smoking in public places --
Percentage Estimates of the US household population, 18 or older, who believe that public areas should be smoke-free.

State

Restaurants

Hospitals

Indoor Work Areas

Percent

Sample

Population

Percent

Sample

Population

Percent

Sample

Population

Total US

57.5

181828

200207723

86.7

182335

200732866

74.3

181525

199869020

Alabama

54.2

3042

3210807

87.0

3052

3220501

74.5

3046

3213729

Alaska

64.1

2349

407625

88.1

2358

409037

77.5

2342

406773

Arizona

62.0

2364

3485996

90.5

2365

3487604

81.3

2361

3482648

Arkansas

48.4

2152

1882740

82.9

2162

1890432

68.2

2144

1877628

California

80.0

11317

24732782

92.9

11347

24789446

87.1

11309

24712776

Colorado

58.4

3703

3054365

88.9

3706

3057612

77.7

3698

3050724

Connecticut

59.1

3135

2387957

88.1

3143

2393262

76.7

3131

2384579

Delaware

57.0

2275

562370

88.3

2276

562938

75.7

2264

560262

District of Columbia

56.0

2081

394828

90.6

2089

396210

81.2

2082

394955

Florida

58.1

7733

11553783

85.9

7745

11569696

75.7

7717

11532793

Georgia

51.8

2404

5801651

82.3

2406

5805412

69.9

2400

5791752

Hawaii

61.7

2001

841368

91.1

2009

844653

86.6

2000

840860

Idaho

60.2

2488

908664

87.4

2486

908713

76.4

2483

907375

Illinois

52.4

6141

8703419

85.1

6162

8732841

68.7

6141

8708338

Indiana

45.6

3667

4272203

80.0

3688

4294044

62.8

3662

4266243

Iowa

52.0

3398

2068745

87.0

3414

2077930

71.4

3403

2071717

Kansas

54.4

3342

1896655

87.3

3355

1903004

72.9

3337

1892232

Kentucky

38.4

2545

2983735

74.3

2550

2988024

57.1

2538

2974972

Louisiana

51.2

1811

3083883

84.2

1816

3091037

69.9

1809

3078591

Maine

70.9

3427

969553

89.9

3434

971729

80.6

3414

965690

Maryland

56.3

3038

3861136

89.3

3044

3869285

77.4

3034

3855575

Massachusetts

62.7

3383

4566451

91.0

3393

4581131

80.7

3376

4560834

Michigan

51.2

4845

7137626

85.8

4864

7169448

67.6

4814

7102283

Minnesota

53.3

3680

3497240

89.0

3694

3508723

77.5

3672

3488634

Mississippi

52.8

1851

1974291

84.9

1853

1975621

73.5

1848

1971102

Missouri

44.9

2951

3940901

80.1

2964

3958655

65.6

2946

3934594

Montana

54.3

2173

654730

85.4

2183

657515

68.6

2175

655550

Nebraska

52.3

3178

1204114

88.6

3183

1205592

73.3

3172

1202432

Nevada

53.6

3459

1397344

85.6

3465

1400051

70.2

3451

1394357

New Hampshire

59.5

3203

912477

89.6

3207

913328

76.2

3194

909465

New Jersey

58.9

4348

6010436

89.6

4359

6026235

77.3

4344

6008082

New Mexico

61.0

2057

1259433

88.8

2066

1265409

75.9

2053

1256039

New York

59.1

8121

13235590

88.1

8142

13264276

74.9

8105

13206295

North Carolina

44.8

3630

5578866

79.5

3638

5590611

62.4

3620

5565191

North Dakota

50.2

3057

450143

89.2

3065

450856

73.9

3054

449403

Ohio

46.0

5779

8074751

81.1

5801

8111020

63.9

5760

8041846

Oklahoma

54.1

2756

2440233

83.7

2767

2449256

70.1

2752

2436205

Oregon

64.7

3054

2481833

89.9

3060

2485673

81.2

3052

2479871

Pennsylvania

52.9

6366

8783891

87.2

6399

8824301

70.1

6352

8760474

Rhode Island

60.2

2990

710652

91.2

3001

713610

78.2

2980

708749

South Carolina

50.9

2387

2927494

83.3

2390

2931852

69.0

2385

2926000

South Dakota

54.6

3264

525582

86.7

3275

527273

70.8

3266

526285

Tennessee

43.3

2139

4045476

79.9

2147

4055985

67.4

2141

4040399

Texas

58.4

7203

14462489

88.7

7222

14498310

79.6

7183

14417625

Utah

77.6

2542

1461046

93.9

2545

1462787

87.3

2543

1461663

Vermont

66.5

2917

462177

89.9

2920

462551

78.4

2910

461000

Virginia

52.1

2973

5136681

84.7

2976

5141870

69.8

2971

5133600

Washington

63.2

3515

4237807

88.4

3522

4246597

80.1

3513

4235802

West Virginia

44.1

2919

1368522

69.8

2926

1372130

56.8

2912

1366275

Wisconsin

50.3

3950

3852712

86.0

3963

3864772

69.3

3942

3846514

Wyoming

51.7

2725

352470

83.7

2738

354019

66.5

2724

352239

Assessed by asking: "In (PUBLIC AREA), do you think that smoking should be allowed in all areas,
allowed in some areas, or not allowed at all?"